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The Charleston crime rate is much lower than the Arkansas average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #14

Charleston, AR	526.99
Arkansas	2,065.34
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Charleston, AR Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Charleston, AR	Count	0	1	0	4	10	12	1	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	39.4	0.0	157.8	394.5	473.4	39.4	0.0	690
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.6	39.8	69.1	346.0	835.7	2,313.5	188.8	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Charleston, AR	Count	0	2	0	9	11	20	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	79.0	0.0	355.5	434.4	789.9	0.0	0.0	1,165
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.6	76.3	330.5	1,030.1	2,380.6	191.9	NA	1,899
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Charleston, AR	Count	0	1	1	2	9	19	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	40.1	40.1	80.3	361.2	762.4	0.0	0.0	712
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.9	42.3	78.7	342.3	1,081.3	2,384.7	194.1	NA	1,994
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	3	1	18	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	119.4	39.8	716.3	0.0	0.0	318
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.5	41.3	82.6	351.5	1,173.3	2,383.0	197.8	NA	2,046
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	1	3	7	1	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	100.0	233.4	33.3	0.0	158
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	4.7	45.0	81.3	374.3	1,114.9	2,253.8	190.1	NA	2,008
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Charleston, AR	Count	0	1	0	2	3	11	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	32.9	0.0	65.9	98.8	362.4	0.0	0.0	371
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.2	47.3	89.4	374.8	1,203.1	2,359.3	211.2	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	1	0	8	21	0	1
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	33.2	0.0	265.5	697.0	0.0	33.2	358
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	5.7	48.9	95.8	353.1	1,180.0	2,427.1	228.0	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	3	13	19	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	98.8	428.3	626.0	0.0	0.0	470
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.7	44.7	106.7	371.2	1,131.4	2,574.4	247.3	NA	2,189
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	3	10	24	2	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	98.0	326.8	784.3	65.4	0.0	490
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	7.3	46.5	98.4	399.4	1,139.9	2,562.1	265.5	NA	2,232
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	3	12	25	2	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	99.1	396.3	825.6	66.1	0.0	537
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	6.7	42.9	91.1	386.8	1,084.6	2,711.2	262.1	NA	2,190
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Charleston, AR		-0.11
Arkansas		17.56
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Charleston, AR Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	2.7	1.7	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	3.3	2.3	0.1	0.7	0.2	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Charleston, AR	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	4.1	3.3	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Charleston, AR	1.29
Arkansas	2.59
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Charleston, AR Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Charleston, AR	Count	4	4	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	157.8	157.8	0.0	1.58
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	316.0	199.3	116.7	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Charleston, AR	Count	4	4	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	158.0	158.0	0.0	1.58
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	315.5	201.0	114.5	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Charleston, AR	Count	4	4	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	160.5	160.5	0.0	1.61
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	310.2	197.9	112.3	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Charleston, AR	Count	4	4	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	159.2	159.2	0.0	1.59
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	310.1	197.0	113.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Charleston, AR	Count	4	4	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	133.4	133.4	0.0	1.33
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	342.0	211.9	130.0	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Charleston, AR	Count	4	4	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	131.8	131.8	0.0	1.32
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	345.1	214.6	130.5	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Charleston, AR	Count	4	4	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	132.8	132.8	0.0	1.33
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	339.5	212.7	126.8	2.76
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Charleston, AR	Count	3	3	0
	Charleston, AR	Per 100,000	98.8	98.8	0.0	0.99
	Arkansas	Per 100,000	298.5	197.2	101.3	2.48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Charleston, AR	Count	5	4	1
2005	Charleston, AR	Count	4	4	0